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Geoffrey Hinton
1947–Present · The Godfather of Artificial Intelligence
He spent decades being told neural networks were a dead end. He kept going. His work on deep learning became the foundation of every AI system on the planet, ChatGPT, self-driving cars, medical imaging, all of it. Then he quit Google to warn the world about what he helped create. He could have stayed quiet, collected his check, and enjoyed retirement. Instead, he told the truth about the dangers of his own life's work. A Grithosian doesn't hide from uncomfortable truths, especially the ones they caused.
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VIR-I-0013“I told someone a hard truth they needed to hear, and it went well.”APX-IV-0016“I've been making excuses for someone whose behavior hurts me.”APX-IV-0017“I realized I've been a poor steward of the strengths I actually have.”APX-IV-0046“To survive this job I've made myself so small I barely recognize me.”DTH-X-0054“I gave my body to my work and now it's breaking down early.”VER-XV-0032“I won, and for once I can see clearly exactly why it worked.”VER-XV-0033“I doubted the answer everyone accepted, dug in, and found what was actually true.”VER-XV-0034“I said the true thing in a room that didn't want to hear it, and I'm glad I did.”VER-XV-0035“Enough time has passed that I can finally look at the loss without flinching.”VER-XV-0036“I admitted I was wrong because the evidence said so, and it felt clean.”VIR-I-0037“They believe something false about me and my silence is letting it stand.”VIR-I-0055“I told the buyer about the flaw and they trusted me more, not less.”